Wednesday, February 10, 2010

{Career Place} Hospitality Training in Lowell

 

Hospitality Pre-employment Training – Middlesex Community College

 

Participant Fact Sheet – Spring 2010

 

Welcome to the Hospitality Pre-employment training, offered by Middlesex Community College under the auspices of the North East Hospitality Partnership with funds from the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, administered by Commonwealth Corporation.

 

Class Schedule:

The class will meet Monday through Friday from 9.00am to 1.00pm.  This schedule runs for 7 weeks, from Monday, March 1 to Friday April 16. Then, from April 19 to May 14, students will undertake 15 hours of internship per week and attend class on Mondays from 9.00am to 12: 00pm. The training includes some industry site visits and details will be provided for these.

 

Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to attend and participate in all class sessions. Students should call or email the instructor if they have to miss a class. Excessive unexplained absences will result in students being asked to leave the program.

Tardiness: When students walk in late, teaching and the attention of other students is disrupted. Repeated lateness will result in students being asked to leave the program.

 

Internships:

Our local Hotel and Restaurant employer partners are providing internship sites for this program. During the initial 7 week classroom training we will assess your career interests and skills and match students with an appropriate internship site. Where possible we will take account of your location preference. Students are expected to fully participate in the internship training. The internship training will commence April 19 for 4 weeks comprising 15 hours per week.

 

Contact information:

Internship questions                      Kim Morrissey,  Phone: 978-656-3200 x6015

                                                Email: morrisseyk@middlesex.mass.edu

 

General training questions          Barbara Dexter-Smith, Phone: 978-656-3170

                                                                Email: dextersmithb@middlesex.mass.edu

 

Topics to be covered with the START textbook:

Introduction to Hospitality                           Guest Services

Teamwork                                                          Safety & Security

Rooms Division                                                 Front Office

Housekeeping                                                   Concierge & Front Desk

Reservations                                                      Restaurant Service

Sanitation                                                            Housekeeping

Banquet Service

 

Additional In Class activities:

Resume Writing                                                Job Search techniques

Interview Skills                                                  Guest Tracker Hotel Computer Systems

 

Possible site visits:

Courtyard Lowell                                              Best Western Chelmsford

Moonstones Restaurant Chelmsford      Lenzi’s Catering – Dracut

Merrimack Valley CVB                                   U Mass Lowell Inn & Conf Center

Ricardo’s CafĂ© Trattoria                                 99 Restaurant - Lowell

 

Possible Guest Speakers:

Andrea Flaherty - meeting & event planner                         Beth Sheldon – GM, Best Western Concord

Karen Guinan – GM, Courtyard Billerica                                 Deb Belanger – Director, Merrimack Valley CVB

Jahayra Santiago – GM, Clarion Manchester Hotel

 

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